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tapioca

[tap-ee-oh-kuh] / ˌtæp iˈoʊ kə /
NOUN
pudding
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NOUN
pudding
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Pediatricians have long warned that tapioca pearls can pose a choking hazard.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

Menu items range from $1.19 for the soft serve to $4.99 for its “super-triple” milk tea with tapioca pearls, pudding and coconut jelly toppings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2026

They’re used for a tea-based drink that includes tapioca balls at the bottom of the cup.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024

Common ingredients used are corn or rice flour, xanthan gum, which acts as a binder and moisture holder, and tapioca starch, which is a good water absorbent and can aid with binding the dough.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2024

Perversely I long for the desserts of my childhood, the desserts of war, simple and inexpensive and bland: tapioca pudding, with its gelatinous fish eyes, Jell-O caramel pudding, Junket.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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